Emergency drill set for Friday morning in Bowman area

Cottonwood >> If there's a heavy volume of law enforcement and emergency responders in the Bowman area Friday morning, there is no need to worry, it is likely part of a planned exercise to test the local response to a real-life, full-scale disaster.

Personnel from Tehama County, Shasta County, the California Highway Patrol and others in the Northern California region will be staging the "Bowman Spill Incident" from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

The disaster exercise is being performed to strengthen the area's preparedness and response to disasters.

As part of the scenario the CHP weigh station off of Interstate 5 will be staged with actors playing victims, who will be triaged and treated at the scene.

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital and Shasta Regional Medical Center will also be used as exercise locations.